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. >> reporter: the reigning lightweight queen is 26-year-old niku yamanaka. she has perfected her ferocious initial charge. >> translator: i focus on crouching as low as possible, charging as fast and hard as i can. after that i just leave it up to my training and don't think about anything. >> reporter: women's sumo gained visibility with a recent film littleiss sumo, documenting the struge of females to gain respect in an ancient sport. yet despite their rising females are still barred from competing in sumo's mecca, the arena in tokyo which president trump visited this year. >> translator: it has a magic all its own. even the lighting is special. all women sumo wrestlers take pride in japan's national sport and want to compete there. >> reporter: while many support opening arenas to female wrestlers, a pro women's division seems like a pipe dream. presume owe with its spartan training and shinto rituals is less sport and quasi-religious practice. >> it's more akin to as i say joining the military combined with being in a monastery. it's a 24-hour life-styl
. >> reporter: the reigning lightweight queen is 26-year-old niku yamanaka. she has perfected her ferocious initial charge. >> translator: i focus on crouching as low as possible, charging as fast and hard as i can. after that i just leave it up to my training and don't think about anything. >> reporter: women's sumo gained visibility with a recent film littleiss sumo, documenting the struge of females to gain respect in an ancient sport. yet despite their rising females are...
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bay area professor is shinya yamanaka a native of japan. he and a british researcher won their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to be any kind of cell. the winners have shown that specialized can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. >>> voters in venezuela have given president hugo chavez a new six-year term. he overcame a challenge from a moderate candidate. more than 80% of eligible voters went to the polls and thousands living abroadcast ballots at diplomatic offices including the consulate in new orleans. >>> 5:19. a volunteer recall of all the products by that pharmacy at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak. new england compounding center says the move is being taken as a precaution because of all the risk of potential contamination. the centers for disease control says there are now more than 90 confirmed cases and seven deaths from a rare form of fungal meningitis linked to ste
bay area professor is shinya yamanaka a native of japan. he and a british researcher won their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to be any kind of cell. the winners have shown that specialized can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. >>> voters in venezuela have given president hugo chavez a new six-year term. he overcame a challenge from...
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the bay area professor is shinya yamanaka, a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells in the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. the committee said the winners have shown that specialized cells can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning, a colleaguof the bay area winner explained more about the significance. >> it's a major breakthrough because it removes some ethical issues using human embryonic stem cells and opens a new host of things that we can do and ways to understand human disease using these new stem cells that we couldn't even dream of before. >> the medicine award was the first nobel prize to be announced this year. >>> good gourd! the pumpkin that triumphs all others pumpkins at this year's half moon bay weigh-off. >> that thing is a mess! ! hey, folks, we have clouds off the coastline with showers coming up. a privately- owned rocket tk of
the bay area professor is shinya yamanaka, a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells in the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. the committee said the winners have shown that specialized cells can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning, a colleaguof the bay area winner explained more about the...
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ingredients in the freshest hand-picked nori, and carefully laying it all out to present to you the yamanaka lacquered three-tier jubako bento box that is my nightly monologue. ( cheers and applause ) but-- you know what i'm saying. you know what i'm saying. you know what's coming. but sometimes, i am slapped awake by a possum on a bed of wet tires near a long-abandoned wharf, sell my last remaining adult teeth to a vagrant fishmonger for an expired salmon carcass, that i grind into a soft paste, then roll in enough stale rice krispies to make snap, crackle, and pop take a hard look in mirror, and serve you the night-scream inducing hobo hand-roll of news that is my segment: "meanwhile!" ( cheers and applause ) there you go. there it is. "meanwhile!" to the rescue! "meanwhile!," like the calvary! meanwhile, in los angeles a man led police on a lengthy car chase through the city before fleeing on foot, and that's where it got very "keystone cops:" >> you can see it right there. the suspect trying to get into someone's property, obviously doing a very poor job of it right there. l.a.p.d. comin
ingredients in the freshest hand-picked nori, and carefully laying it all out to present to you the yamanaka lacquered three-tier jubako bento box that is my nightly monologue. ( cheers and applause ) but-- you know what i'm saying. you know what i'm saying. you know what's coming. but sometimes, i am slapped awake by a possum on a bed of wet tires near a long-abandoned wharf, sell my last remaining adult teeth to a vagrant fishmonger for an expired salmon carcass, that i grind into a soft...
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. >>> a professor at ucsf campus won the nobel prize for medicine, shinya yamanaka a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. the committee said the winners have shown that specialized can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and it also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning a colleague of the bay area winner explained more about the significance. >>> it's a major breakthrough because it removes many of the ethical issues about the use of human embryonic stem cells and opens a whole host of things to understand human disease using these new stem cells that we couldn't even dream of before. >> the medicine award was the first nobel prize to be announced this year. >>> hugo chavez has won six more years as president of venezuela. the socialist chavez overcame a challenge from a moderate candidate. more than 80% of eligible voters went to the polls and thousands living abroadcast ballots at diplo
. >>> a professor at ucsf campus won the nobel prize for medicine, shinya yamanaka a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. the committee said the winners have shown that specialized can turn back the developmental clock under certain circumstances and it also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning a colleague of the...
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on monday ucsf professor shinya yamanaka won the nobel prize in medicine. >>> an east bay teenager has a closet like no other filled with thousands of pieces of clothing to give away. cbs 5 reporter sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award. winner. >> it's a nice athletic jersey. >> reporter: like many teens laura graham of oakland is hung up on fashionable clothes but not just for herself. >> i've learned that small things can become big things. >> reporter: the 16-year-old junior at bishop o'dowd high school collects donated clothes through her nonprofit "1 closet" and she has given away more than 5,000 pieces of clothing to about 900 teenagers in the last year. >> and there's so many people cleaning out their closets. their parents, fine a home for these, donate them to good will. a lot of people want to find something in their community they can give them to. >> reporter: the idea started during a dinner conversation at home. her father was talking about a friend getting ready to adopt a teenager and laura realized she could help. laura was surprised to learn that f
on monday ucsf professor shinya yamanaka won the nobel prize in medicine. >>> an east bay teenager has a closet like no other filled with thousands of pieces of clothing to give away. cbs 5 reporter sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award. winner. >> it's a nice athletic jersey. >> reporter: like many teens laura graham of oakland is hung up on fashionable clothes but not just for herself. >> i've learned that small things can become big things....
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the bay area professor is shinya yamanaka, a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. well, the nobel committee said the winners have shown that specialized cells can turn back it also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning, a colleague of the bay area winner explained more about the significance. >> it's a major breakthrough because it removes many of the ethical issues that many have had about the use of human embryonic stem cells and it opens a whole new host of things we can do and ways to understand human disease using these stem cells we couldn't dream of before. >> the medicine award was the first no beg prize to be announced this year. >>> coming up there are a lot of new ways to catch a ride these days and two more have run afoul of the law. the latest crackdown on 21st century ride sharing. >> and first it was the slow economy. what could cause even more delays for the
the bay area professor is shinya yamanaka, a native of japan. he and a british researcher won for their discovery that mature specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed to become any kind of cell. well, the nobel committee said the winners have shown that specialized cells can turn back it also said the discoveries will provide new tools for scientists around the world. this morning, a colleague of the bay area winner explained more about the significance. >> it's a major...
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. >> reporter: the reigning lightweight queen is 26-year-old miko yamanaka. she has perfected her initial charge. >> translator: i focus on crouching as low as possible, charging in fast as hard as i can. after that, i just leave it up to my training and don't think about anything. >> reporter: women's sumo gained visibility with a recent film "little miss sumo," documenting the struggles of females to gain respect in an ancient sport. yet despite their rising profiles and achievements, females are still barred from competing in sumo's mecca, the arena in tokyo which president trump visited this year. >> translator: it has a magic all its own. even the lighting is special. all women sumo wrestlers take pride in japan's national sport and want to compete there." >> reporter: while many support opening arenas to female wrestlers, a pro women's division seems like a pipe dream. pro sumo with its spartan training and rituals is less sport than ape kind of quasi-religious practice. >> it's more akin to joining the military or combined with being in a monastery. it
. >> reporter: the reigning lightweight queen is 26-year-old miko yamanaka. she has perfected her initial charge. >> translator: i focus on crouching as low as possible, charging in fast as hard as i can. after that, i just leave it up to my training and don't think about anything. >> reporter: women's sumo gained visibility with a recent film "little miss sumo," documenting the struggles of females to gain respect in an ancient sport. yet despite their rising...